Check if you have access via personal or institutional login The Politics of Swidden Farming offers a new explanation for the changes taking place in swidden farming practised in the highlands of ...

Forests are essential for life on Earth. Because they produce oxygen and help regulate the balance of carbon dioxide and ...

All this is applied fire ecology: the rhythm of swidden farming, for example, maps exactly onto the 3-year rhythm of postfire recovery. To augment its firepower further, humanity turned to fossil ...

In this Indigenous Pala’wan hamlet of about 50 households, Daom and many others don’t use farming tools like pickaxes and hoes. Instead, they practice traditional tugda no-till farming, by not ...

We are really good at farming because our calendars are so ... canals can be seen today on aerial photographs. Also known as ‘swidden’ or ‘slash and burn’ this is when jungle areas are ...

News that the world's first commercial octopus farm is closer to becoming reality has been met with dismay by scientists and conservationists. They argue such intelligent "sentient" creatures ...

As a Potential Strike at East Coast and Gulf Coast Ports Looms, Here's What You Need to Know September 17, 2024 ...

Image source: Getty Images Given this breakdown, non-farming investors own a small slice of the country's farmland. That piece, however, has been growing as more investors acquire productive ...

Aquaculture refers to the farming of aquatic organisms, including finfish, shellfish, crustaceans, plants, and algae for human use. It has been practiced by cultures around the globe for millennia.

There are few human activities that have changed the world’s landscapes and environment more than farming. Fields of crops and pastures for animals occupy an extraordinary 40% of available ...

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